Aged 33, of Pencoed, Bridgend. Living with his partner, Chris was most recently a Parliamentary Research Assistant for Don Touhig MP.

Aged 33, of Pencoed, Bridgend. Living with his partner, Chris was most recently a Parliamentary Research Assistant for Don Touhig MP. Hobbies include reading, running and watching most sport.

Describe yourself in one sentence: I am committed to everything I do, enthusiastic and full of ideas.

Manifesto:This election is a big choice – for people living here in Islwyn between a Labour Government that will secure the recovery, deliver jobs and help families and protect our public services; or a Tory Government that would choke off our recovery by making savage cuts at the worst possible time. The Labour Government has invested in our NHS, schools and acted decisively in response to the economic downturn, protecting peoples’ homes, jobs and securing our recovery.

People living in Islwyn remember the last recession all too well – the Tories left people on the scrapheap, with 15% interest rates and more than three million unemployed. Now is the time to put decent, hardworking people in Islwyn first, Instead, the Tories’ priority is to give millionaires a tax cut – meaning slashed spending for the rest of us and endangering our economic recovery. I am committed to serving the people of Islwyn. With their support on May 6 I pledge to live in the constituency, open an office, hold regular surgeries and campaign on local issues. If elected I will live and breathe Islwyn.